| 1. |  | Team of Rivals
from Simon & Schuster
Customer Review:
Read this book if you know anything at all about Abraham Lincoln, or very little! The author has crafted a rich, detailed perspective of a man for all seasons, an American for all times. Our country longs for the depth and breath of his wisdom as much now as during the slice of history in which he... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Forever War
from Knopf
Price: $16.50
Customer Review:
I've read quite a few books about the Iraq war, but none of them really cover the same ground as The Forever War. Filkins' role as a journalist allows him access to people and places that are seen through a one-way lens in books written by soldiers, embedded journalists or political analysts.more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
from Back Bay Books
Price: $10.87
Customer Review:
I have always been a fan of our military, our soldiers, our intelligence and our President George W Bush. But after reading Marcus's book, I am an absolute devotee of the US Navy SEALs. It instills an education as to the training and the dedication these men have to serve and protect our country,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
from Random House Audio
Price: $10.19
Customer Review:
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Being an avid reader and huge post-apocalyptic zombie fan I thought I would really enjoy this book. I think this book suffers in two ways. One is that it tries to be to realistic and instead comes off sounding fake. I never felt scared or hopeless for a character and some of... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | John Adams
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $4.95
Customer Review:
I cannot now imagine having NOT read this book.
It now seems impossible to me that a person can understand the beginnings of America without having read John Adams.
The research and writing are impeccable in every respect. The author has made the subject so interesting it is almost... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
from Penguin Press HC, The
Price: $23.10
Customer Review:
Where does the title and the job description for "Commander in Chief" come from? If you don't know and want an interesting analysis of how this important piece of work was added to President's job description, this is your book. Written clearly and succinctly, this book will give you an even greater... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
from W. W. Norton
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
My sister gave me this book for Christmas, saying it was one of the best books she had read in some time. I was fascinated by her description, and started the book the next day. I finished it the next morning. I found it eminently readable and fascinating. I was a history major in college, and had... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Sas Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
from Collins
Customer Review:
If you have his number, you'll call this author, John "Lofty" Wiseman.
If you don't, you better have this book.
While this book won't help with actually disposing of the zombies, it will assist tremendously in surviving in the desert/jungle/arctic wilderness you've been driven to in... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
from W. W. Norton
Price: $16.47
Customer Review:
With over 1,000 reviews on Amazon it is quite unlikely you will read anything different in my review than all the other five star reviews. I must say that Jared Diamond has written an extraordinary book. The question he tackles with GGS is, "Why and how did wealth and power develop in some areas and... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Vintage Civil War Library)
from Vintage
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
I read this book because Dr. Faust is the new president of Harvard and I wanted to see her scholarly contribution to Civil War history. This is a terrific book because it focuses on one narrow aspect of the Civil Ward: the huge death rate, and examines this topic from all possible angles. She... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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